Dr. Martin Bresnick

Biography

Martin Bresnick is the Charles T. Wilson Professor of Practice in Composition at Yale School of Music and the Director of the New Music Workshop at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. He is renowned for his compositions, which span a variety of genres, including opera, chamber, and symphonic music, as well as film scores and computer music. His works have been performed by leading symphonies and chamber groups around the world. A graduate of the University of Hartford and Stanford University, Bresnick studied composition under notable teachers such as György Ligeti and John Chowning. He has taught internationally at prestigious institutions such as the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music. Bresnick is also recognized for his contributions to music, having received numerous awards including the Yale School of Music's Samuel Simons Sanford Medal and being a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His compositions are published by several notable publishers and recorded on various music labels. Bresnick actively engages with graduate students at Yale, where his work is featured in the New Music New Haven concert series.

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